UCD Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering....bringing science to life

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3 Ireland's oldest & largest Chemical Engineering School 60 th Anniversary 2016! BE Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering 4-year programme accredited at Master level by IChemE graduates per annum graduates to date Prof Eoin Casey Head of School MEngSc in Biopharma Engineering Full- & part-time 100+ graduates since 2007 MEngSc in Chemical Engineering non-eu students Graduating Class & Staff, 2015

4 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Research Research Strengths Bioprocess Engineering & Multiphase Systems Materials Design Computational Nanotechnology Energy Conversion Systems Engineering Pharmaceutical Process Engineering Teaching & Research Personnel 11.5 full-time Academic Staff 4 Adjunct Professors 10+ Research Fellows 20+ PhD students 6 Technical Staff

5 Campus company, est Founders: Prof Eoin Casey & Dr Eoin Syron OxyMem Solves energy-intensive wastewater treatment with smart aeration

6 APC: partners in pharmaceutical engineering Campus company, est Founders: Prof Brian Glennon & Dr Mark Barrett Purpose-built Cherrywood facilities, full-time employees Largest Irish employer of PhD-qualified Chemical Engineers Works with pharma/biopharma manfacturers to develop chemical/biological processes to produce medicines [L-R] Dr. Mark Barrett CEO Prof. Brian Glennon CTO

7 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Education Preparation for life-long learning scientific, mathematical & engineering competencies engineering problem-solving skills effective team work & professional awareness Strong industrial links Adjunct Professors Dr. David O'Reilly, formerly CEO Chevron Dr. Michael Egan, formerly Director PM Brendan O Callaghan, VP Biologics, Sanofi Dr. Mark Barrett, CEO APC Industrial Internships (>85%) Peer-Assisted Tutorial Excellence in Teaching & Learning Awards/Funding: ExxonMobil, National Forum, NAIRTL, UCD

8 BE degree in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering 4-year (8 semester) degree programme typically graduates professionally, internationally accredited: - IChemE (Master level) Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering? - One curriculum for Stages 2, 3, 4 Internships? Optional, non-credit bearing Typically, Summer at end of Year 3; increasing employer & student interest in longer Internships Support from School in applying for positions

9 NEW FOR SEPT 2016! ME degree in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering 5-year Integrated Master s degree programme Phased introduction from Sept 2016 With extended (6-12 month) Internship from Jan of Stage 4 BE or ME? Same Stage 2 & Stage 3 programmes for BE & ME BE/ME Decision: At end of Stage 3* Accredited? YES! BE: accredited by IChemE to Master level, to 2018/19 intake ME: will be IChemE-accredited to Master level, will also be eligible for Engineers Ireland accreditation. * Current GPA for admission to ME > 2.8, based on 70% Stage 3 GPA + 30% Stage 2 GPA

10 BE & ME Programme Structures Stage 1 Engineering (Omnibus) Stage 2 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Stage 3 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering BE Pathway ME Pathway Stage 4 Stage 4 BE DEGREE Level 8 Stage 5 Internship Jan Aug ME DEGREE Level 9

11 Stage 2 Semester 1 CHEN20020 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Measurement CHEN20040 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 1 (10 credits) CHEN20030 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics & Kinetics CHEN20050 Biotechnology for Engineers MATH20240 Multivariable Calculus for Engineers Semester 2 CHEN20010 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry for Engineers CHEM20060 Organic Chemistry for Engineers CHEN20060 Transport Phenomena CHEN20070 Computers in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Elective Elective

12 Stage 2 Laboratory/Project Work CHEN20040 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 1 Engineering & Chemistry experiments Computing Sessions Group project - Problem-based learning, e.g. - Design, Construction & Evaluation of a Heat Exchanger - Heart-Lung Machine CHEN20050 Biotechnology for Engineers Group-based poster presentation CHEN20070 Computers in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Winning team PBL HXCR Project (L-R) Matthew Perron, Phillip Roche, Meabh Doyle, James Robinson EXCEL, Matlab, Visio

13 Student Scholarships: Stage 2 Pat McAdam Scholarship in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Martin McAdam UCD BE (ChemE) 1982 CEO Aquamarine Power Ltd Established in memory of Pat McAdam, at the request of Mr Martin McAdam, to celebrate and honour the life and work of his late wife, Pat, a much-loved teacher. 4, to cover Summer Research Internship, Colorado School of Mines

14 Student Travel Bursaries Mark Carthy Travel Award in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering 1000 bursary To support travel for personal and/or professional development purposes Mark Carthy UCD BE (ChemE) 1982 Managing Partner Orion Healthcare Equity Partners Martin McAdam Travel Bursary in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering 1000 bursary To support travel for personal and/or professional development purposes

15 Student Scholarship: Stage 3 Abbvie Achievement Award in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Practice 1000 bursary Awarded to the Stage 3 student receiving the highest accumulated grade in - Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 2 - Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Design - Unit Operations in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering

16 Stage 3 Semester 1 CHEN30010 Chemical & Bioprocess Reaction Engineering CHEN30020 Unit Operations CHEN30030 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Thermodynamics MEEN30140 Professional Engineering (Finance) ACM30030 Multivariable Calculus for Engineers II Elective Semester 2 CHEN30050 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 2 (10 credits) CHEN30130 Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics CHEN30150 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Design (10 credits) CHEN30160 Computational Methods in Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering

17 Stage 3 Laboratory/Project Work CHEN30050 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 2 Pair-based experimental work Laboratory/pilot-scale equipment Distillation, evaporation, drying. Complements CHEN30020 Unit Ops CHEN30150 Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Design Process & equipment design Factors to consider: purpose, chemical design, material, equipment, safety, environmental, cost

18 Stage 3 Industrial Internships Stage 3 students encouraged to secure Summer Internships No academic credit awarded Assisted by School Stage 2 Mock Interviews (2016: Abbvie) Professional preparation: CHEN30040 Commercial Pharmaceutical & Bioprocessing Technology (In-programme elective ) Companies recruiting for Summer 2016 or year-long Abbvie APC Biomarin BMS DPS Eli Lilly FDT GSK Helsinn Jacobs MSD Mylan Pfizer Phillips 66 PM Group Roche

19 Year Abroad? Managed by UCD International Office Open to students from all Engineering disciplines Recent ChemE Erasmus exchanges ENSIACET, Toulouse, France Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) in Germany Recent, ChemE Non-EU University Exchanges University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Berkeley University of Connecticut - University of Texas, Austin University of Virginia - University of Boulder, CO For : 7 ChemE students offered places, to date

20 Stage 4 (BE & ME) & Stage 5 (ME) STAGE 4 - Semester 1 BE & ME Adv. Separation Processes Adv. Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics Process Design, Safety & Economics Chemical Engineering Processes Adv. Experimental Design STAGE 4 - Semester 2 BE Research Project Process Control Applied Chemistry Option BE Degree STAGE 4 - Semester 2 ME Internship STAGE 5 - ME Summer Sem. Internship (cont.) Semester 1 Research Project Semester 2 Core & Option modules ME Degree

21 Research Project Individually, or in pairs (different credits for BE & ME) Laboratory-based or PC-based; some industrially-linked Closely linked to School research activities Effect of oxygen level on the ex vivo generation of fully mature human red blood cells Assessment of mixing in an aerated stirred tank reactor Nanoparticles for fuel cells Mixing and mass transfer in external loop airlift reactor Thermal conductivity of methane hydrate from equilibrium MD simulation Residence time distributions in continuous stirred tank and plug flow reactors Investigation of Ionic Liquids systems under zero and e/m field conditions Application of probiotic bacteria (Lactobaccillus casei) for production of biosurfactants Scale up and economic analysis of a novel bioplastic production process Integrating DynoChem into the ChemE curriculum

22 Life after graduation? BE degree Accredited by IChemE at Master level 2015 BE Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering

23 Life after graduation? What are the current Stage 4 students planning? Offers accepted: APC, BMS, DPS, MSD, Jacobs, Pfizer (Cork), Pfizer (Grangecastle), P66, PM Group Actively recruiting: Diageo, GlanBia, GSK, Irish Cement, Kingspan, PwC Fully-funded PhD programmes in UCD Other options: Funded PhD programmes in other high-ranking Universities Post-graduate courses in Biopharmaceutical Engineering, Energy, Process Control, Teaching, Pharmacy, Maths, Business

24 Additional Information Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Videos ogrammes/prospectivestudents/videowall/ IChemE Why Not Chem Eng? Talk to our staff and students!

25 for sponsorship of Student Membership November 2016